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title: tenon — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tenon» in the Judaism dictionary: A piece of wood cut to stick out so that it fits into a slot, used to join two pieces of wood. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tenon

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**Who acts:** wood, board, Two tenons, thou, he · **What happens:** cut, stick out, fit, use, join, have · **To what, where:** piece, slot, two pieces, two tenons, one, board

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«tenon» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [tenon in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/tenon.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A piece of wood cut to stick out so that it fits into a slot, used to join two pieces of wood.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tenon:m1:1
# text = A piece of wood cut to stick out so that it fits into a slot, used to join two pieces of wood.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stick	stick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	12	mark	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	fits	fit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	slot	slot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | participle |  | a piece of wood *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **stick out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **fit** | present | wood |  |  | a slot |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into slot=Destination |
| 4 | **use** | participle |  | a slot *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **join** | to-infinitive |  | two pieces of wood |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each board had two tenons, joined one to another. (Torah EXO.36.22, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Each board had two tenons, joined one to another.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tenon:x1:1
# text = Each board had two tenons, joined one to another.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	tenons	tenon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	joined	join	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | each board | two tenons |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tenon=Patient |
| 2 | **join** | past | each board *not said here* | one |  |  |  | to another | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent one=Patient to another=Co-Patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.36.22, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tenon:x1:2
# text = (Torah EXO.36.22, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.36.22	EXO.36.22	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two tenons shall there be in each board, joined one to another; thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. (Torah EXO.26.17, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Two tenons shall there be in each board, joined one to another; thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tenon:x2:1
# text = Two tenons shall there be in each board, joined one to another; thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	tenons	tenon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	joined	join	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	nsubj	_	_
18	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	22	det:predet	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	boards	board	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	tabernacle	tabernacle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | shall |  |  |  | each board; there |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **join** | past | Two tenons | one |  |  |  | to another | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent one=Patient to another=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **make** | shall | thou |  |  |  |  | for all boards of the tabernacle; thus *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent for board=Asset |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.26.17, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tenon:x2:2
# text = (Torah EXO.26.17, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.26.17	EXO.26.17	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And he made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons. (Torah EXO.36.24, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And he made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tenon:x3:1
# text = And he made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	forty	forty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	sockets	socket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	boards	board	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	sockets	socket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
15	under	under	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	tenons	tenon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	25	nummod	_	_
25	sockets	socket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
26	under	under	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	28	det	_	_
28	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
29	for	for	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
31	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	32	nummod	_	_
32	tenons	tenon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | he | forty sockets of silver |  | the twenty boards |  | under one board for silver's two tenons; two sockets *obl*; two sockets under another board for silver's two tenons *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent socket=Product |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.36.24, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tenon:x3:2
# text = (Torah EXO.36.24, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.36.24	EXO.36.24	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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